There could be no more powerful argument against mixing religion and government than the success of independent African American churches in placing racial segregation and discrimination on a reluctant nation's social agenda. Would black churches have been able to take the lead in the struggle had they been dependent on funds doled out for 'faith-based initiatives'... ?
Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism (ed. Metropolitan Books, 2005) - ISBN: 9781429934756